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Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Eastern and Southern Africa

Project gel a randomized rectal microbicide safety and acceptability study in young men and transgender women

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:25:35 +0000

Project gel a randomized rectal microbicide safety and acceptability study in young men and transgender women

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:25

PLoS One: McGowan et al, 2016

In this study we were able to enroll a sexually active population of young men who have sex with men and transgender women who were willing to use rectal microbicides. TFV gel was safe and acceptable and should be further developed as an alternative HIV prevention intervention for this population.

Authors: McGowan, I., Cranston, R.D., Mayer, K.H., Febo, I., Duffill, K., Siegel, A., et al.

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PLoS One

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Curr Opin Psychol: Garett et al, 2016

Americas & Caribbean

A review of social media technologies across the global HIV care continuum

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:18:36 +0000

A review of social media technologies across the global HIV care continuum

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:18

Social media (SM) is immensely popular and is increasingly being used as a tool in HIV research. However, the use of SM to address issues along the HIV care continuum remains an under-researched topic, especially in regards to the various different combinations of SM platforms and interventions. There is an even greater need for statistically rigorous studies on efficacy, effectiveness, and long-term effects. Finally, there are numerous subpopulations, both in the US and around the world that have not been accounted for or studied in this research.
Authors: Garett, R., Smith, J., Young, S.D.

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Current Opinion in Psychology

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

J Consult Clin Psychol: Puffer et al, 2016

Global

A church-based intervention for families to promote mental health and prevent HIV among adolescents in rural Kenya: Results of a randomized trial

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:12:18 +0000

A church-based intervention for families to promote mental health and prevent HIV among adolescents in rural Kenya: Results of a randomized trial

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:12

This intervention holds promise for strengthening positive family processes to protect against negative future outcomes for adolescents. Implementation with religious congregations may be a promising strategy for improving sustainability and scalability of interventions in low-resource settings.

Authors: Puffer, E.S., Green, E.P., Sikkema, K.J., Broverman, S.A., Ogwang-Odhiambo, R.A., Pian, J.

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Church-based intervention for families to promote mental health and prevent HIV among adolescents.pdf

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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Eastern and Southern Africa

School-based interventions for improving contraceptive use in adolescents

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:06:05 +0000

School-based interventions for improving contraceptive use in adolescents jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:06

Cochrane Database: Lopez et al, 2016

A review of school-based interventions to identify those that improved contraceptive use among adolescents. Since most trials addressed preventing STI/HIV and pregnancy, they emphasized condom use. However, several studies covered a range of contraceptive methods. The overall quality of evidence was low. Main reasons for downgrading the evidence were having limited information on intervention fidelity, analyzing a subsample rather than all those randomized, and having high losses.
Authors: Lopez, L.M., Bernholc, A., Chen, M., Tolley, E.E.

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Health Policy Plan: Underwood et al, 2016

Global

Assessing girls' HIV vulnerability: Evidence from Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:00:18 +0000

Assessing girls' HIV vulnerability: Evidence from Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 21:00

This study characterized, developed and tested a set of indicators to measure girls' vulnerability to HIV, resulting in the vulnerable girls index (VGI). The VGI can be used to assess girls' vulnerability levels across time and space for policy and programme planning purposes, and as part of programme evaluations.
Authors: Underwood, C.R., Schwandt, H.M.

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Health Policy and Planning

Effectiveness and safety of oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis for all populations.pdf

West and Central Africa

Effectiveness and safety of oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis for all populations

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:55:50 +0000

Effectiveness and safety of oral HIV preexposure prophylaxis for all populations

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 20:55

AIDS: Fonner et al, 2016

PrEP is protective against HIV infection across populations, presents few significant safety risks, and there is no evidence of behavioral risk compensation. The effective and cost-effective use of PrEP will require development of best practices for fostering uptake and adherence among people at substantial HIV risk.
Authors: Fonner, V.A., Dalglish, S.L., Kennedy, C.E., Baggaley, R., O'Reilly, K.R., Koechlin, F.M., et al.

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AIDS

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

AIDS Behav: Ballester-Arnal et al, 2016

Global

HIV-Risk Index: Development and validation of a brief risk index for Hispanic young people

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:48:45 +0000

HIV-Risk Index: Development and validation of a brief risk index for Hispanic young people jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 20:48

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a risk index to assess the different sexual HIV risk exposure among Hispanic young people. The index developed seems to be a rigorous and valid measure to estimate HIV risk exposure.

Authors: Ballester-Arnal, R., Gil-Llario, M.D., Castro-Calvo, J., Giménez-García, C.

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AIDS and Behavior

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Latin America and Caribbean

Sexual learning among East African adolescents in the context of generalized HIV epidemics: A systematic qualitative meta-synthesis

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:41:11 +0000

Sexual learning among East African adolescents in the context of generalized HIV epidemics: A systematic qualitative meta-synthesis

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 20:41

PLoS One: Knopf et al, 2017

The three phases of sexual learning - 1) being primed for sex, 2) making sense of sex, and 3) having sexual experiences - interact to shape adolescents' sexual lives and their risk for HIV infection. This framework will contribute to the development of sexual education programmes that address HIV risk within the broader context of sexual learning.

Authors: Knopf, A.S., McNealy, K.R., Al-Khattab, H., Carter-Harris, L., Oruche, U.M., Naanyu, V., et al.

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Sexual learning among East African adolescents in the context of generalized HIV epidemics.pdf

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PLoS One

Adolescent boys and young men who have sex with men

Eastern and Southern Africa

2017

Values and preferences on the use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among multiple populations: A systematic review of the literature

jbaer66 — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:34:06 +0000

Values and preferences on the use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among multiple populations: A systematic review of the literature

jbaer66 Thu, 11/29/2018 - 20:34

AIDS Behav: Koechlin et al, 2017

Findings from a rapidly expanding evidence base suggest that the majority of populations most likely to benefit from PrEP feel positively towards it. These same populations would benefit from overcoming current implementation challenges with the shortest possible delay.

Authors: Koechlin, F.M., Fonner, V.A., Dalglish, S.L., O’Reilly, K.R., Baggaley, R., Grant, R.M., et al.

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Values and preferences on the use of PrEP among multiple populations.pdf

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AIDS and Behavior